International Elite Program Soccer Is a Top Soccer Franchise Opportunity
As you research youth soccer franchises, here is why you should consider franchising with International Elite Program Soccer also known as IEP Soccer®
Soccer is one of the fastest-growing team sports for kids in America. On any given Saturday, in most any community in the U.S., you’ll find kids — from toddlers to teens — playing soccer.
The youth sports market is a multi-billion-dollar-a-year industry encompassing 42 million kids. Guess what? Every year a new bunch of kids turns 3, and thousands of them are looking to play in a sports league that emphasizes fun, teaches game basics and sportsmanship values and is convenient for busy families.
IEP Soccer is a well established youth sports league franchise that offers flag football, soccer, baseball and T-ball and basketball. Franchise owners can launch flag football and soccer and have the option to host additional youth sports leagues throughout the year.
IEP Soccer encourages our franchise owners to offer a wide variety of programs, which enables them to capitalize on the large demand across multiple sports. Our franchise owners can offer co-ed youth IEP Soccer leagues, camps, and clinics for children between the ages of 3-14 in today’s most popular team sports: flag football, soccer, basketball, baseball and T-ball.
IEP Soccer is a top soccer franchise opportunity
IEP Soccer is a top soccer franchise opportunity and runs rings around the competition. Today’s typical recreational sports experience is no fun for kids — the political nature of parental involvement often means that parents decide who plays and how often, or whether someone is good enough to play at all. It’s conceivable that a child may rarely get off the sidelines.
“As a society, we’ve lost the idea that youth sports are intended to be games,” IEP Soccer President and CEO Mayowa Owolabi says. “The number one reason kids play sports is to have fun. And the number one reason kids stop playing sports is because they stop having fun. Overly competitive adults and a focus on winning have driven the fun out of most sports programs. At IEP Soccer, we are reclaiming youth sports for the kids, and we’ve found there is an enormous market for what we offer in every community we’ve entered.”
IEP Soccer franchise emphasizes healthy competition and teaches sportsmanship
At IEP Soccer, we support healthy competition and believe that every child should be encouraged and given the opportunity to make the most of his or her abilities. From a child’s perspective in our leagues, you’re going to get to play regardless of your skill level. There are no tryouts or drafts. You’re going to learn the fundamentals of the game because we rotate kids through the various positions so you can have fun experiencing the game through different vantage points. You’re going to have fun with your friends because unlike most leagues, we accept buddy requests when building teams. And lastly, you’re going to learn the value of good sportsmanship — that how you play the game is as important as the score.
“At IEP Soccer, we don’t just teach kids how to be athletes, we teach them how to be better people,” Mayowa says. “We teach the importance of good sportsmanship on the field and in life by demonstrating how to win with humility and lose with grace. We accomplish this by teaching a sportsmanship value each week and then awarding an ‘Excellence in Good Sportsmanship’ medal to the child on each team who best illustrates that week’s value. The weekly sportsmanship value includes topics like honesty, respect, courtesy and enthusiasm.”
IEP Soccer franchise is attractive for busy parents
IEP Soccer is unmatched when it comes to the convenience we provide to busy parents. Today, most families are dual-income. That means that a family’s approach to extracurricular activities is much different than it was 15 or 20 years ago. Parents with limited time have to be very choosy about their kids’ activities.
Mayowa says: “Our format is unique in that we don’t have mid-week practices; we have our practices on game day. Moms and dads are committing to a once-a-week type of format. The family can show up on a Saturday, go to the practice, go to the game, have a great time, go home and it’s done. There is no reason that a child’s recreational sport activity should consume a family’s life.”
Another convenience for busy parents: we don’t have fundraisers or mandatory volunteering like some leagues.
IEP Soccer franchise business opportunity offers entrepreneurs a rewarding career and work-life balance
For sports-minded entrepreneurs who are seeking a rewarding career, IEP Soccer is the team to join. We have a proven formula for operating a successful business with a tremendous market need. It works. We now have more than a decade of results from owners who are meeting and exceeding their dreams of what owning their own business could be. Last year was the largest year we’ve ever had in terms of overall network revenue; we were up double digits. Everyone wants to be part of a winning team, and frankly, IEP Soccer is a winning team.
“If I were buying a business, I would ask myself three questions: 1) Is this business something I’m passionate about; 2) Does this business have a record of success; and 3) Are the market and this business likely to grow so my investment will appreciate?” says Mayowa. “The time couldn’t be better to buy an IEP Soccer franchise because we have created the rare business opportunity for which someone could answer a definitive ‘yes’ to all three questions.”
With convenient, flexible hours, which translate into an enviable work/life balance, and no real estate or large upfront inventory requirements, IEP Soccer is a compelling low-investment franchise opportunity with an attractive profit potential.
A bright future for a leading brand
As successful as IEP Soccer has been since we started, we’ve only scratched the surface of what is possible. Most of our franchisees today have less than a 2% share of the potential children signed up in their market.
Mayowa says, “When you realize how many children there are in each market and how much perpetual demand there is for youth sports, the opportunity is exponential. Not only do we have a massive opportunity to increase our share within existing territories by providing a better customer experience, but we also have a huge opportunity to expand our footprint by continuing to extend into more locations. In the United States, I believe we will easily triple the size of our system. At this rate, however, it won’t take long to fill out the U.S. as the remaining territories are selling out quickly.”
At IEP Soccer, our long-term vision is to become the undisputed leader in recreational youth activities worldwide by delivering a superior and extraordinary customer experience. When we get close to completing our expansion in the U.S., we anticipate expanding internationally. Virtually everything we do will translate easily in other countries. Youth sports are a universal concept, and although the sport might differ, the way our system works should be the same anywhere.
We’re rapidly filling in the available territories across the country, so if you’re passionate about sports, love working with kids and want to own a great business, there couldn’t be a better time to jump in.
Learn more about IEP Soccer franchise
As an IEP Soccer franchise owner, you are able to offer today’s most popular team sports — flag football, soccer, basketball, baseball and T-ball, cheerleading and lacrosse — to boys and girls, ages 3 to 14. We are now seeking qualified candidates to help us reinvent youth sports and position IEP Soccer as the most recognized youth sports league in the country.
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